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    that's an interesting story @towonderland72 I'm curious if you looked into cultural studies programs. I would not worry about having an academia edu page! There are so many ways of showing your passion for your work, I would stick to the ones that feel genuine. If you have already published papers, the site is a good place to share them with other scholars and connect, but if not then it is only useful for the true nerds like me I'm on there so I can get notifications when interesting papers in my field are uploaded, and when scholars I like upload new work. And you can search periodically for papers. When I was looking at current grad students at the programs I'm applying to, I was really excited by a lot of the projects they are working on. Lots of critical stuff going on in the field. And in this thread! The focus on black women is really exciting.
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    Both of your projects make me think of Demonic Grounds: black women and the cartographies of struggle.
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    What wonderful projects. It's great to see other people doing this kind of critical work. That cost of living in NYC has certainly been on my mind. While writing this post out, I got a notification that my academia edu page was googled and found, and it seems the person is rather close to one of my schools. I'm laughing.... mostly
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    Great questions. I want to continue developing feminist critiques of state power and security. My work draws on transnational feminisms and black feminist theories of the human to critique state violence done in the name of nation-building. My dream program is NYU, because I've seen some work being done there on security and sovereignty which lines up with my work. What about you, @NoirFemme?
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    Welcome @kguptaa Congrats @Wolverine_Champ!!!!!
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    @towonderland72 I think most of us are driving ourselves nuts lol i know i am. for what its worth, im applying to yale as well and in the past theyve sent their acceptances out in late february. so long to wait !!
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    @Wolverine_Champ good luck!! according to what theyve said and past results we're going to be finding out really soon.. and unfortunately i don't know much more than that. @cristyarline do you know about the results thing here on grad cafe? http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=oregon+gender looks like people have found out in late january/early feb in the past!
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    this process of waiting for admissions decisions is making me mcfreaking lose it. i keep freaking out about the possibility of not getting in!!! -....- i wish it wasnt so competitive.
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    Orientalism by Edward Said
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    Emory has said we'll learn if we advance to the interview portion no later than jan. 12.... it's all coming up so quickly!
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    That's a good point, the regime is likely going to have more substantial effects on programs after its already been in power for a bit. Apparently trump's transition team has just asked the state department to report all info on positions, programs, and funding within the state department that are related to women's and gender issues: programs that “promote gender equality, such as ending gender-based violence, promoting women’s participation in economic and political spheres, entrepreneurship, etc.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2016/12/22/trump-team-asked-state-department-for-info-on-womens-issues-programs-stoking-fears-of-another-witch-hunt/?utm_term=.f6c2a55052a7 Who knows what they're planning. @NoirFemme welcome!
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    Interesting question. I see both of your points. its hard to tell either way.
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    @MickeyRay right? I cannot wait to see if i get in. and Indiana and santa barbara looked great, it was hard ruling them out I've been trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard now that all my apps are finished lol. i just want to know already! Congrats on finishing your wgs apps!! and good luck with the rest. breaks are good and needed, i had to take a day or two between submitting each app lol. so much pressure!
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    @MickeyRay that's very cool! and thank you. My top pick is santa cruz. The program seems perfect for me. Whats your top pick? @yanaka yes that is good to hear. I took a quick look at their program and it looks very solid! Has anyone submitted applications yet? I've submitted 3, 4 to go
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    @MickeyRay thats probably a good idea lol. best of luck on your applications! I come from womens and gender studies, with a focus on transnational feminisms. where are you coming from? @Yanaka oo very interesting!! i don't know much about duke, but i know its considered a great school.
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    @The Shade King right, i wanted to liven it up a bit. good luck!! If you're okay with sharing, where all are you applying? and why didn't you apply to nyu?
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    @Yanaka it sure can! Berkeley doesn't have a full phd program in gender studies. i was actually interested in their ethnic studies program, but decided it wasn't the foundation i wanted. UCLA gender studies has a full phd program, with a lot of impressive faculty. Maybe a good place for a gender studies specialization. good luck!! @The Shade King I'm applying to UCSC feminist studies. It's hard to know much because the program is so young, but they have a lot of great faculty there, like angela davis and donna haraway. i also liked the focus on feminist pedagogy, thats one of the big things i was looking for. I was looking at rutgers, but actually decided not to apply because someone in the field told me there are some disagreements among the faculty there. "factions" is how it was phrased. Didn't get much more than that, but it was enough to dissuade me. Still seems like a great program though.
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    Hello! I thought I would start a thread for women's/feminist/gender studies applicants for fall 2017 to share stories, provide support, etc! I am so nervous... I have applied to four phd programs: emory, ucsc, ucla, and stonybrook, and 3 american studies phd programs: yale, harvard, and nyu. I really want to get in somewhere!! This application process has been so stressful, I'd hate to have to do it again. Where are y'all applying? How has the application process been for you?
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    @CWS2017 I hope you found some professors who do that work! And good luck with applications. I'm applying to 3 American studies programs: harvard, yale and nyu. so nervous!
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